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Hello and welcome back to another episode on the Embrace Your A podcast.

Today we're going to be talking about something that might be

the missing piece in your training routine, especially if you are feeling like a deeper level of

tired. If you've ever had a week where your body just feels tired, not sore in a good workout way,

but like you're just tired down to your bones. Maybe your lifts feel heavier than usual. You're dragging throughout your

workouts than you used to. And like things that used to feel easy just don't. Maybe you're not

sleeping great. Your motivation is super low and you start wondering like what is wrong with me?

That kind of tiredness that does not feel like regular soreness, but more like your body is

asking for a breather,

we're going to be talking about delode weeks, like what they are, why they matter, and how to

build them into your routine in a way that supports long-term progress. Because if your workouts

have been heavier than usual or your motivation has just been lower because you're just not

feeling it, you might not need to be pushing harder.

Your body may simply need to just recover. But before you dive in, I want to share this review.

She has a five-star view and it's a great learning tool. After finding this podcast by using

Julie's workouts on Pinterest, I have learned so much. I am so grateful that she puts content out

there so that young women like me can learn so much from her. I also love how she incorporates her faith into the podcast. It's a very refreshing thing with all of the secular fitness voices out there. I love that so much. Thank you so much, first of all, for being my Pinterest crew. I have had so many of your guys's reviews over the last months, like from Pinterest and I just want you to know like shout

out to my Pinterest grew. I love you guys so much and you guys are amazing over there. So thank you

again for taking time out of your day to send in this review. We're just going to dive right into it.

So what is a delode week? Well, a delode week is a planned period, usually about five to seven days

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